Worlds colliding: condo culture threatens a poor but close-knit community

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Drawn by zoning laws and inexpensive real-estate prices, developers and real-estate speculators have begun building condominiums and other projects in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Low-income locals fear the projects will gentrify the area and eventually push them out.

Social aspects, Housing, Poor, Urban renewal, Vancouver, British Columbia

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Hot job tracks: a student's guide to looking for work in all the right places

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Change management consulting, finance, human resources, the environment, engineering and communications are among careers that current university students can consider. Some are difficult for entry level employees to penetrate. Other fields are also discussed.

Analysis, Cover Story, College graduates, Employment, Career development

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